Bourscheid

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Bourscheid
Buerschent
Coat of arms of Bourscheid
Location of Bourscheid in Luxembourg
Administration
Country Luxembourg
District (Dark grey) Diekirch
Canton (Dark red) Diekirch
LAU 2 LU00002003
Mayor Annie Nickels-Theis
Geography
Area
  - Rank
36.86 km² (14.23 sq mi)
11th of 116
Highest point
  - Rank
513 m (1,683 ft)
21st of 116
Lowest point
  - Rank
207 m (679 ft)
30th of 116
Population
Population (2005)
  - Rank
1,231
85th of 116
Density (2005)
  - Rank
33.40 /km² (86.5 /sq mi)
107th of 116
List of communes of Luxembourg

Bourscheid (Luxembourgish: Buurschent, German: Burscheid) is a commune and small town in north-eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Diekirch, which is part of the district of Diekirch.

As of 2005, the town of Bourscheid, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 266. Other settlements within the commune include Goebelsmuhle, Lipperscheid, Michelau, Schlindermanderscheid, and Welscheid.

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Coordinates: 49°55′N, 6°04′E